case study Kenwood House - Re-roofing works case study Re-roofing at Kenwood House Kenwood House, set on the edge of North London’s Hampstead Heath, is a masterpiece created by the famous Scottish architect Robert Adam. This neoclassical villa was home for William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. Shortly after World War 1 the 6th Earl came very close to selling off Kenwood for development however the brewing magnate Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, brought the estate. He never lived there but left the estate to the nation including an excellent collection of paintings including works by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Turner and Rembrandt. Unfortunately in recent years the house was showing signs of a much needed makeover and problems with the roof were endangering the be

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